Dr. Steven Gray, Assistant Professor of Management, earned his Ph.D. from Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis and joined the McCombs School in 2017. Steve was a Kauffman Foundation Dissertation Fellow and recipient of the Academy of Management’s Entrepreneurship Division Dissertation Award. Entrepreneurship is a core focus of Steve’s research; specifically, he examines cofounder selection processes and how the manner in which founding teams form has material consequences for their subsequent viability and effectiveness. Steve has published his research in premier management and applied psychology journals, including Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Organization Science, Personnel Psychology, and Strategic Organization. He currently serves on the Editorial Board of Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal. Steve is among the most highly-rated instructors in the department and school. He has taught and served as course coordinator for our undergraduate course in organizational behavior – a required course for all business students that carries leadership and ethics distinctions. Steve has also served on the McCombs School Undergraduate Programs Committee and the Canfield Business Honors Faculty Advisory Committee.